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Jacob Heinrich Elbfas (c. 1600 – 1664) was a Baltic German portrait painter, active in Sweden.
Life
[edit]Elbfas was born in Livonia c. 1600 and educated in Strasbourg, in a tradition dating back to Renaissance portraits.[1] He established himself in Sweden from 1622 and from 1628 in Stockholm where he became a guild master.[1] From 1634 to 1640, he worked as a court painter for Queen Maria Eleonora, and was frequently employed by the Swedish nobility.[1] His influence on Swedish art was considerable until a new generation of artists were invited by Queen Christina during the 1640s.[1] He died in Stockholm in 1664.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nordisk familjebok". Elbfas, Jakob Henrik (in Swedish). Project Runeberg. 1907. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
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